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Having a child through pregnancy and having a child through adoption are two very different processes. However, adoption and pregnancy actually have a few things in common. Pregnancy is a time of great change. Typically, parents spend nine months preparing to bring a new life into the world, preparing to give their child the life […]
Your adoption journey does not end with placement. Adoptive parents will have new experiences and discoveries every day. Luckily, there are many resources available to both adoptive parents and kids to help navigate the waters. These resources offer advice and counsel from both “experts” and from regular folks who have already walked the adoption path […]
“The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” So goes the expression, and one that I have often suggested as a mantra for foster parents in their dealings with their Department of Social Services (DSS) caseworker. You see, as foster parents, my clients occupy rarefied space, without precise legal definition. Foster parents cannot demand answers from the […]